Ravitch, Sharon M.,

Reason & rigor : how conceptual frameworks guide research / Sharon M. Ravitch, Matthew Riggan. - Second edition - xxiv, 234 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-225) and indexes.

Introduction to conceptual frameworks -- Why conceptual frameworks? -- Origins of a conceptual framework: the birth of grit -- Excavating questions: conceptual frameworks, research questions, and research design -- The role of the conceptual framework in data collection and fieldwork -- Conceptual frameworks and the analysis of data -- Expanding the conversation, extending the argument: the role of conceptual frameworks in presenting, explaining, and contextualizing findings -- Reflections on the making and re-making of a conceptual framework -- The conceptual framework as guide and ballast.

9781483340401 (pbk. : alk. paper) : 1483340406 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2015040051


Social sciences--Research--Methodology.
Research--Methodology.
Qualitative research.

H62 / .R344 2017

001.42